When the Florida Blue-Green Algae Task Force finished its work a couple of years ago, it recommended that septic tanks be regularly inspected. Now that recommendation has been tossed aside by a committee in the Legislature.
A bill to implement the task force recommendation, SB 1538, would have required owners of septic tanks to have them inspected at least once every five years, reported Florida Politics. In addition, the state Department of Environmental Protection would have phased in the inspection plan over 10 years.An amendment passed by the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources now limits inspections to large projects.
